Lighting appliance.



F. A. FELDKAMP. LIGHTING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION rum) 001a, 1909.

Patentd Jan.18,1910.

FIEHEriEIXH FEHR KP;

FREDERICK A. FELIDKAMP, OF UNION, JERSEY.

LIGHTING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed Gctober 8, 1909. Serial No. 521,752.

Appliances; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

. My present invention has reference, generally, to improvements incigar-lighting devices; and, the invention relates, more particularly,to a novel form of lighting appliance of the general characterhereinafter setforth, and which can be carried in the pocket, thescratching member of the appliance serving also to provide a holdingmeans adapted to grasp the edge of the pocket, so as to prevent theaccidental removal of the lighting device when carried in the pocket.

The present invention therefore has for its principal object to providea simple, safe and reliable lighting appliance for the lighting ofcigars and cigarettes, and which is especially adapted to be carried inthe pocket, the appliance being provided with a scratching elementformed with a multiplicity of file or saw-like teeth or serrations whichare adapted to be drawn over the surface of a sparking alloy, to providea multiplicity of sparks in quick succession, which are communicated tothe end of a wick, so as to bring the latter into a state ofincandcscence, to be used for various lighting purposes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cigar orcigarette-lighting device 111 wh1ch the spark-producing metal is locatednear the end of the wick, so as to en- F able the use of a small pieceof the sparkproducing metal and thereby provide an economic device.

3 A further object of this invention is to arrange the spark-producingmetal within a tubular member or casing, being secured therein by meansof a suitable holder which is formed with a curved guiding-surface forbringing the charred end-portion of the wick into such an angularrelation in close juXtaposition to. the spark-producing metal, so

that the sparks which are produced by the scratching element will all ofthem, or nearly all, impinge upon the carbonized surface of the wicksoas to easily and properly ignite the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spark'producinglighting appliance in which the wick, as well as the sparkproducingmetal or alloy, are inclosed in a casing, so as to be protected againstmoisture and oxidation.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyenumerated will be clearly understood from the following detaileddescription of the present invention.

With these various objects of the present invention in view, the saldinvention consists, primarily, in the novel cigar or cigarette-lightingappliance hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists,furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the variousdevlces and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of thesame, all of which will be more fully describedin the followingspecification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claimswhich tial part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lighting appliance embodying theprinciples of my present invention, the parts being shown in theirnormally closed relation, when carrying the device in the pocket; andFig. 2 is a similar view of the device, showing the cap removed from themain shell or casing, with the scratching element in its operativeengagement with the exposed end of the sparkproducing metal or alloy forproducing a multiplicity of sparks andprojecting them upon the charredend of the wick. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the partsrepresented in said Fig.- 1, the wick being omitted from said view; andFig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-- l in Fig. 2, looking in thedirection of the arrow 00, said view showing in elevation the main shellor casing of the device and the spark-producing metal and holdertherefor, the wick being omitted from said view. Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection metal is made, before the said holder is bent into shape.

Similar characters of reference'are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates a suitably shaped tubular body or shellwhich is closed at its end 2, and has an open end-portion 3. Themetal-portion forming this open end-portion 8 is preferably cutaway, asat 4, so as to form a suitably shaped horn, as 5, which is made with alongitudinally extending slot or cut-away part 6. Suitably secured uponthe inner surface of said horn 5, by means of solder 7, or otherwise, isa holder which is made from a blank of sheet-metal of the generalconfiguration represented in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This blank consistsof a preferably heart-shaped body, as 8, with the upper portion of whichare connected oppositely extending members 9, preferably of rectangularconfiguration. To produce the said holder, the body 8 is made concave,as at 10, and the two members 9 are bent rearwardly and then inwardlytoward each other, so as to form a receiving and holding portion 11,preferably of a rectangular or square configuration when viewed from thetop, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of the severalfigures of the drawings. As shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, the upper edge-portion 12 of the said holding portion, whenthe holder has been secured in its position upon the horn 5, is flushwith the edge-portion 13 at the bottom of the slot or cut-away part 6;and, secured within said holding portion 11, by means of solder 14, orin any other suitable manner, is a sparkproducing member or plug 15, thesame being a suitable spark-producing metal alloy,

one form of such sparlcproducing alloy consisting, preferably, of ceriumand iron, and said member or plug 15 having its upper portion extendingabove the said edge-portion 12, so as to be located directly in front ofthe said slot or cut-away part 6, but upon the inner side of the horn 5,in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of thedrawings, with the two upwardly extending portions 16 of the hornproviding suitable guides for the purpose to be presently more fullydescribed. Vithin the said main shell or casing 1 is a suitably formedwick, as 17, the upper end-portion 18 of which is preferably charged forthe better igniting of the same, and the said shell or casing 1 is madein its opposite sides with suitable holes or openings, as 19, for theinsertion of the thumb and finger and the placing of the same uponopposite sides of the wick, so that the latter can be raised or lowered,as may be desired. Removably arranged over the open end-portion of thesaid tubular body or drawings.

shell 1 is a sheet-metal cap 20 which is closed at one end and has itsopposite end-portion open so as to be adapted to be slipped over thesaid open end of said body or shell 1 in the manner represented in saidFig. 3 of the Suitably secured upon the outer face of the said cap bymeans of pins or rivets 21, or by means of any other suitable fasteningmeans, is a rod or bar 22 which extends beyond the open end-portion ofsaid cap, substantially in the manner illustrated in the drawings, thesaid rod or bar being provided upon one of its faces with a suitablenumber of serrations or saw-teeth, as 23, whereby a scratching member orelement is produced, of which the said cap 20 forms a handle, as will beclearly understood. lVhile the serrations or saw-teeth may be of anysuitable shape, still I prefer the shape of tooth shown in the figuresof the drawing, since in the drawing the scratching member over the endof the spark-producing metal or plug, in the direction of the arrow z,and as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, the sharp edgesformed by the approximately vertical surface-portions of the device willmore readily produce a series of sparks.

The operation of the device will be clearly understood from aninspection of said Fig. 2, the main body or shell 1 being held in onehand, while the cap .20 which is used as a handle to the scratchingmember .is held in the other hand. In drawing the serrated or toothedsurface of the scratching element over the end-surface of the plug 15,in the direction of the arrow 2, the two upwardly extending-portions 16of the horn 5 serve as guide1nembers to prevent the slipping off of thescratching element laterally from the said plug 15, so that it can bedrawnv over the spark-producing surface in one direction only toward thepreferably charred end of the wick. The concave surface 10 of the holderfor the spark-producing plug 15, when the wick is pushed upwardly,brings the end-portion of the wick in a slightly forwardly bentposition, so that the sparks, which are produced during the drawingaction, will all of them be concentrated or impinge directly upon theend-surface of the wick so as to more readily and quickly ignite saidsurface.

From the foregoing description of my present invention it will beclearly evident, that I have produced a simply and neatly constructedlighter in which the hard metal scratching element need only be slightlyrubbed over the end-surface of the sparkproducing plug of metal-alloy toproduce with but little exertion and in quick succession a multiplicityof sparks. It will also be evident, that while the cap 20 serves as ahandle for the scratching element, it also answers as a protector orcover to prevent moisture from coming in contact with the wick.Furthermore, when the cap is in its closed position over the openend-portion of the said main shell or body 1, as indicated in Figs. 1and 3 of the drawings, the scratching element may be used as asafety-device for holding the lighter in the pocket by placing thefabric of the pocket in. the space between the serrated or toothedportion of said scratching element and the oppositely locatedsurface-portion of the said shell or body 1, thus bringing these partsin frictional holding engagement with the opposite sides of the fabric,as will be clearly evident.

I am fully aware that some changes may be made in the arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of mypresent invention as set forth in the foregoing specification and asdefined in the claims which are appended thereto. Hence I do not limitthis invention 'to the exact arrangements and combinations of thedevices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do Iconfine myself to the exact details of the construction of the saidparts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickarranged therein, said shell being formed with an open endportion, aspark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular capremoving members extending from the open endportion of said shell, atubular cap removably disposed upon said openend-portion of the shell,and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap,said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, andsaid scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guidingmembers for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

2. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickarranged therein, said shell being formed wlth an open endportion, aspark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular capremovably disposed upon. sald open GIlCl-POIUOH of the shell, and ascratching element connects ed with and extending from said cap, saidscratching element being provided with sawtooth serrations adapted to bedrawn over said spark-producing element, and means for forcing andinclining the end-portion of the wick in a forward direction,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. it lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickarranged therein, said shellbeing formed with an open endportion, aspark-producing element within said open end-portion, and a pair ofguiding members extending from the open end-portion of said shell, atubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell,and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap,said scratching elementbeing provided with sawtooth serrations, saidscratching element being adapted to be placed between said guidingmembers for drawing said serrations over said sparkproducing element,and

means for forcing and inclining the endportion of the wick in a forwarddirection, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

l. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wicklnovably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sideswith openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move thewick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion havinga concave edge-portion, a spark-producing element within said openend-portion, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portionof the shell, and ascratching element connected with said cap, saidscratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations adapted tobe drawn over said sparkproducing element.

5. A lighting appliance comprising a. tubular shell having a wickmovably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sideswith openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move thewick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion havinga concave edgeportion, and a pair of guiding members eX- tending fromsaid open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposedupon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching elementconnected with and extending from said cap, said scratching elementbeing provided with saw-tooth serrations, and said scratching elementbeing adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing saidserrations over said spark-producing element.

6. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movablyarranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides withopenings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick,said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having aconcave edgeportion, a spark-producing element within said openend-portion, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portionof the shell, and a scratching element connected with said cap, saidscratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations adapted tobe drawn over said spark-producing element, and means for forcing andinclining the end-portion of the wick in a forward direction,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

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7. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movablyarranged therein, said shell being formed in its oppositesides withopenings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick,said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having aconcave edgeportion, and a pair of guiding members extending from saidopen end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed uponsaid open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connectedwith and extending from said cap, said scratching element being providedwith saw-tooth serrations, said scratching element being adapted to beplaced between said guiding members for drawing said serrations oversaid sparkproducing element, and means for'forcing and inclining theend-portion of the wick in a forward direction, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

8. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickarranged therein, said shell having an open end-portion, a holder withinsaid open end-portion formed with a holding portion and a concavesurface upon which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced ina forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extendingfrom said holder, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said openendportion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with saidcap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrationsadapted to be drawn over said spark-producing element.

9. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickarranged therein, said shell having an open end-portion, a holder withinsaid open end-portion, formed with a holding portion and a concavesurface upon which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced ina forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extendingfrom said holder, and a pair of guiding members extending from the openend-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon saidopen end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected withand extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided withsaw-tooth serrations, and said scratching element being adapted to beplaced between said guiding members for drawing said serrations oversaid spark-producing element.

10. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickmovably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sideswith openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move thewick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion, havinga concave edgeportion, a holder within said open end-portion, formedwith a holding portion and 'a concave surface upon Which the end-portionof the wick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, aspark-producing element secured to and extending from said holder, atubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell,and a scratching element connected with said cap, said scratchingelement being provided with sawtooth serrations adapted to be drawn oversaid spark-producing element.

11. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wickmovably arranged.

therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings forthe insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shellbeing further provided with an open end-portion, having a concaveedgeportion, a holder within said open end-portion, formed with aholding portion and a concave surface upon which the end-portion of thewick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, a spark-producingelement secured to and extending from said holder, and a pair of guidingmembers extending from the open end-portion of said shell, a tubular capremovably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and ascratching element connected with and extending from said cap, saidscratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, and saidscratching element being adapted to be placed between said guidingmembers for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 7th day of October 1909.

FREDERICK A. FELDKAMP.

Witnesses FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL.

